
It wouldn’t be a year in television without a who’s who of shocking TV character deaths, and 2021 spared no expense. From lead characters departing their flagship series to beloved characters making shocking exits, we’ve rounded up a list of the 19 most shocking TV character deaths of the year.
It goes without saying, but here’s a huge spoiler warning for the below list.

Elizabeth Keen – “The Blacklist”

Sang-woo – “Squid Game”

John Dorie – “Fear the Walking Dead”

Nic Nevin – “The Resident”

Love Quinn-Goldberg – “You”

Dan Espinoza – “Lucifer”

Colin Zabel – “Mare of Easttown”

Andrew DeLuca – “Grey’s Anatomy”

Charles Vega – “911 Lone Star”

Dean Miller – “Station 19”

Riley Flynn – “Midnight Mass”

Armond – “The White Lotus”

Mr. Big – “And Just Like That…”

Mitch McClusky – “Mayor of Kingstown”

Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp – “The Great”

Colin Robinson – “What We Do in the Shadows”

Paula Clark – “The Big Leap”

Raych – “Foundation”